Argument Explanation Complementarity and the Structure of Informal Reasoning
Abstract: Argument and explanation are distinct forms of reasoning with an underappreciated complementary relationship. In this essay I define these terms precisely, identify the mischief that results from conflating them, elucidate their complementary relationship and employ this relationship to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Windsor
2010-03-01
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| Series: | Informal Logic |
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| Online Access: | https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/419 |
| Summary: | Abstract: Argument and explanation are distinct forms of reasoning with an underappreciated complementary relationship. In this essay I define these terms precisely, identify the mischief that results from conflating them, elucidate their complementary relationship and employ this relationship to provide a fruitful approach to analyzing the logical structure of the common editorial.
Keywords: argument, evidence, explanation, cause, complementarity, editorial. |
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| ISSN: | 0824-2577 2293-734X |